This spring, Lambert Landscape Company is stepping into a new chapter with a fresh coat of yellow paint. The iconic Dallas-based firm, which has shaped some of the region’s most distinguished gardens and estates since 1919, is unveiling a refined brand identity that reflects both its legacy and its future.

For more than a century, Lambert’s has done more than landscape. The company has played a pivotal role in shaping the Dallas landscape, transforming open land and prairie fields into timeless outdoor environments that surround some of the city’s most established and admired homes. Lambert’s looks forward to what the future holds. For the company, and for the landscape of Dallas. What remains the same is their unwavering commitment to thoughtful design and long-term care.

The brand refresh introduces updated visuals, a new website, a clearer service structure, and a more unified way of communicating Lambert’s approach to design, execution, maintenance, and ongoing stewardship.

“This is about bringing forward what Lambert’s has stood for for more than 100 years, while making sure we are communicating more clearly who we are and what we do,” said Paul Fields, director of design and co-owner of Lambert’s. “As we continue to grow, we are building on this legacy with intention, so Lambert’s is positioned to carry it forward for the next 100 years.” 

The refreshed brand also better reflects Lambert’s role as a trusted, high-touch partner for estate owners. Each project is approached with careful consideration, from the earliest design phases through years, and oftentimes, generations of maintenance, ensuring that every element of a property is cohesive and enduring, and beautiful.

With services spanning landscape design-build, garden maintenance and enhancement, arbor care, and pool services, Lambert’s now presents its offerings within a more cohesive structure. The updated brand introduces a refined service-line framework, including Studio,  Arbor,  Garden, and Pool.

As part of this evolution, Lambert’s is also formally integrating and rebranding its sister company, Moore Tree Care. This strengthens the company’s ability to care for the full lifecycle of a property, while creating a more seamless experience for clients.

“Welcoming Moore Tree Care fully into Lambert’s allows us to strengthen the Arbor service line while supporting the work happening across Studio, Garden, and Pool,” said Dan Morgan, director of quality assurance at Lambert's. “Tree care touches every part of a property, from early design decisions in Studio to long-term stewardship in Garden, this is why it is critical to involve a certified arborist. By bringing specialized arbor expertise into a more unified structure, we’re able to approach tree health, preservation, and risk management with greater intention, ensuring every landscape we care for is supported holistically and built to last.”

The brand refresh will roll out across Dallas-Fort Worth this spring through Lambert’s website, marketing materials, social media, and even a facelift for its signature yellow trucks.

A date night at home is often the best kind. No reservations, no crowds, just great food and good company. Whether you’re cooking together or planning a surprise, Forum Meat At Home makes it easy to elevate your evening without leaving home.

This Valentine’s Day, Forum Meat At Home is offering something special for a memorable at-home dinner: Rosewood Wagyu Heart-Shaped Ribeye Steaks. This unforgettable Wagyu beef is shaped like a heart and richly marbled for exceptional tenderness in flavor. Hand cut and butterflied from premium Texas Wagyu cattle, this ribeye delivers a steakhouse experience and stunning presentation – perfect for a special Valentine’s Day dinner in the comfort of your home.

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The order deadline is February 10, 2026, at 10 a.m. CST for delivery in time for Valentine’s Day. For more information or to place an order, visit forummeatathome.com.

Flick Fest, the primary fundraising event for the Highland Park Literary Festival (HP LitFest), will feature acclaimed screenwriter and two-time Academy Award nominee, David Magee. It will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Angelica Theater in Mockingbird Station. Flick Fest will offer a showing and discussion of movies from which David has written screenplays, including “Life of Pi,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Finding Neverland.” Donations of $35 or more include the movie screening, discussion, a beverage and popcorn. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Visit https://hplitfest.com/flick-fest/ for reservations and additional detail.

Now celebrating its 30th year, HP LitFest is a premier literary event dedicated to inspiring and engaging students and the greater Dallas community through the power of language in its many forms. Founded in 1995 by Highland Park High School (HPHS) faculty and parents, HP LitFest has grown into a highly anticipated two-day festival featuring enriching programming for students and the community alike. This year’s highlight is a keynote community event on February 20, 2025, featuring Mark Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and former investigative reporter. The event will be held at the HPHS Auditorium, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the program starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, visit https://hplitfest.com/.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Highland Park Literary Festival (HP LitFest) recently announced that Mark Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and a former investigative reporter, will be the featured speaker of this year’s community keynote event on February 20, 2025, in the Highland Park High School Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free.The HP LitFest Committee would like to thank La Fiesta de la Seis Banderas for generously supporting its mission for the past 24 years, enabling the organization to achieve prominence as a community literary festival.  

HP LitFest was founded in 1995 by parents and Highland Park High School (HPHS) faculty members who mutually desired to create a program to provide literary enrichment and spark the interest and imagination of high school students.  HP LitFest has since grown into a highly anticipated series of events for students and community members, culminating in a two-day festival.  HP LitFest remains committed to its mission of inspiring and encouraging students, the local community, and the greater Dallas area to celebrate language in all its written and spoken forms.  In the past several years, HP LitFest has proudly expanded its programming from the high school into every HPISD school.  

“Each year, HP LitFest serves thousands in and around our community, in every age group.  We are proud to serve more than 6,500 people from children to adults,” said HP LitFest Co-chair Ashley Blanchette. “Thanks to the leadership that came before us, HP LitFest is widely recognized for the caliber of keynote and featured speakers and workshop presenters we secure for our students and community. As we mark this significant milestone in our event’s history, we are thrilled to welcome author Mark Sullivan.”  

Mark is the acclaimed author of over 18 novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling “Private” series, which he writes with James Patterson. His beloved book, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, based on the epic tale of forgotten war hero Pino Lella, has resonated deeply with audiences everywhere.  

Before becoming a celebrated novelist, Mark was a correspondent at Reuters and a reporter at States News Service, where he served as a backup reporter to the D.C. bureaus of the New York Times, Newsday and the New York Daily News. He later became an award-winning investigative reporter at the San Diego Tribune, where his unique journalistic style focused on the cultures of the things he was investigating. His first novel, The Fall Line, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the year, a rare honor for a debut author.  Later, his breakout novel, The Purification Ceremony, made bestseller’s lists all over the world. 

“We believe that literary writing offers unique insight into the human experience and has its value not only in the story that it tells, but also in how the story is told,” said HP LitFest Co-Chair Julie Melihercik. “Consequently, HP LitFest showcases and provides access to professional writers who offer substantive artistic content through either fiction or nonfiction, and who can offer guidance or inspiration with respect to the craft and the appreciation of literary writing.”

Not only will approximately 2,100 HPHS students attend an assembly-style presentation with our featured author; they will also participate in at least one workshop during their high school’s regularly scheduled English class on February 21, 2025.  These workshops are put on by 25 accomplished novelists, journalists, poets, songwriters, and playwrights from all over the country.

HP LitFest’s programming includes a poetry competition in the elementary schools, judged by LitFest Student Committee Members, with winning poetry, illustrated by middle school art students, displayed at the Highland Park and University Park Public Libraries; an open Mic Night, providing a safe platform for high school students to showcase literary expertise among their peers; a student writing contest and awards breakfast; two scholarships awarded to HPHS students who have demonstrated a passion for writing; parent and student book clubs; and a LitFest Student Committee for HPHS students wishing to further explore various forms of literature.

In addition, Flick Fest for LitFest, the primary fundraising event for HP LitFest, will feature acclaimed screenwriter and two-time Academy Award nominee, David Magee. It will be held Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Angelica Theater in Mockingbird Station. Flick Fest will offer a showing and discussion of movie clips of which David has written the screenplays. Donations of $35 or more include the movie screening, discussion, a beverage and popcorn. Visit https://hplitfest.com/flick-fest/ for reservations and additional detail.

HP LitFest is made possible by the generous donations from La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas, HP Arts and HPHS PTA along with families of the school district and beyond.

HPLitFest is free and open to the public.  For more information or to support HP LitFest, visit https://hplitfest.com/.   

More than 150 years ago, on April 15, 1874, the first impressionist exhibition opened in Paris. "Hungry for independence," Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley and Cézanne finally decided to free themselves from the rules by holding their own exhibition, outside official channels, and impressionism was born.

Keeping this historic date in mind, Alan Barnes fine art is delighted to welcome American impressionist John Modesitt to its Dallas studio for an exhibition now through August 8th.

Modesitt's paintings are easy on the eye, and viewers and collectors alike, gravitate towards the world from his perspective, revealing beauty and drama in everyday scenes. With a deep-rooted connection to his years studying the masters of Impressionism, John's coastal paintings demonstrate a profound grasp of light, color, and emotion, influenced by both artistic tradition and personal experiences.

Modesitt is one of the most versatile and well loved artists to have ever worked with Alan Barnes Fine Art, and we highly recommend these paintings to our new and seasoned collectors. The exhibition is available to view by appointment, Monday through Saturday, through August 8, 2024. To schedule an appointment, email info@alanbarnesfineart.com or call 214.828.1311. To see more of Modesitt's work, visit https://www.flipsnack.com/AlanBarnesFineArt/abfa-filpbook-uisv8f3tk5/full-view.html. For more information, http://www.alanbarnesfineart.com.